angel
noun /ˈeɪndʒl/
/ˈeɪndʒl/
Idioms - a spirit who is believed to be a servant of God, and is sent by God to deliver a message or perform a task. Angels are often shown dressed in white, with wings.
天使 see also guardian angelTopics Religion and festivalsc1- a host of angels
一群天使 - She looks like an angel.
她长得像个天使。 - a singer who has the voice of an angel
拥有天使般嗓音的歌手 - She wore a white costume with big furry angel wings.
她穿着一件白色戏装，上面有天使羽毛状的大翅膀。 - a book about anti-heroes and fallen angels
一本有关反英雄和堕落天使的书 - He liked to think of himself as an avenging angel fighting for justice.
他喜欢把自己想成是为正义而战的复仇天使。 - We lay back in the snow and made snow angels (= a shape made by moving your arms and legs back and forward while lying in snow).
我们趴在雪地里放松，做雪天使。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- guardian
- avenging
- fallen
- …
- choir
- host
- look like
- wings
- the face of an angel
- the voice of an angel
- a host of angels
- a person who is very good and kind; a child who behaves well
安琪儿（指善良的人或可爱的小孩）；善人 - John is no angel, believe me (= he does not behave well).
相信我，约翰绝非善良之辈。 - Mary’s children are little angels.
玛丽的孩子是小天使。 - I could hardly see Lisa in the role of ministering angel.
我很难想象出莉萨成为一个救死扶伤的天使会是个什么样子。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- little
- perfect
- …
- investor
- be an angel
- be no angel
- John is no angel, believe me (= he does not behave well).
- (informal) used when you are talking to somebody and you are grateful to them
大好人（感激某人时所说） - Thanks Dad, you're an angel.
谢谢爸爸，你是个大好人。 - Be an angel and make me a cup of coffee.
行行好，给我冲杯咖啡。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- little
- perfect
- …
- investor
- be an angel
- be no angel
- Thanks Dad, you're an angel.
- (also angel investor, business angel)a person who supports a business by investing money in it, especially somebody who supports a new small business with their own money
天使： 通过投资来支持企业的人，特别是那些用自己的钱来支持新的小型企业的人- When will the angels get their money back?
天使们什么时候能拿回他们的钱？ - They started the business with the help of $2 million supplied by angel investors.
他们在天使投资人提供的200万美元的帮助下开始创业。
- When will the angels get their money back?
词源Old English engel, ultimately via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek angelos ‘messenger’; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French angele.
Idioms
fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
- (saying) people with little experience try to do the difficult or dangerous things that more experienced people would not consider doing
（智者却步处）愚者独敢闯